BA gains Russian approval to fly 747 London-Moscow route

British Airways (BA) received approval Friday to fly a Boeing 747 on its London (LHR)-Moscow Domodedovo (DME) route, just two days before the first scheduled flight began Sunday.

British Airways 747-400. By Rob Finlayson
British Airways (BA) received approval Friday to fly a Boeing 747 on its London (LHR)-Moscow Domodedovo (DME) route, just two days before the first scheduled flight began Sunday.
In September, BA disclosed plans to fly the 747 on its LHR-DME route but Russian authorities denied it gave approval (ATW Daily News, Feb. 21).
Market experts said the dispute was caused by the UK’s refusal of a similar request from Transaero Airlines (UN) ...